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KEG Foundry Furnace biuld

I started this KEG Foundry Furnace project a few years ago and now have some time to finish it off . I had two old beer kegs lying around so why not put them to use. Been researching DIY Foundry Furnaces and came across the (myfordboy) web site, So will be building a oil burner like he has built.

Got some work done on the supply station, i had to make a stronger base as 60 litters of oil and 25 litters in the top tank was to heavy and with those small caster wheels the hole thing could tip over. I hack a PC power supply for the 12 volt oil pump witch will top up the top tank,don't want to run out of oil when doing a melting season. I'm using 135 micron mesh for filtering WASTE VEGETABLE OIL.

Today i cut the hole for the tuyere and use a propane torch to slowly heat the furnace up to ~400c, next week will use the oil burner. The refractory has been drying for about 7 months so just want to make sure there is no moisture left before i cerment the fire bricks in.

I cut up the fire bricks to the required size for the keg and used high temp cement to hold the bricks in, i ran out out of high temp cement will get some more to finish off and trim the top off with a hand saw.

I got the cement from Refractory and Ceramic PTY LTD in Mulgrave Vic So far the cost is $1,000 and counting. I found out Bunnings are selling High Temperature Mortar Heat resistant up to 1000°C will need to get some to finish off the brick work.Resize of IMG_6860.jpgResize of IMG_6859.jpg

Got the high temp mortar and finish off the brick work and had plenty left over, so applied the rest on the inside and top. I have a 8 inch stainless tube which i would like to use for a test melt. There is 1 inch gap between the tube and the wall of the furnace, would the gap be OK?

Interesting.... I've had a keg kicking around for years. Always thought it was aluminium for some reason, but I'm going to have to re-check now. But ouch on the price so far - how much of that was the burner, and how much the refractory?

Interesting.... I've had a keg kicking around for years. Always thought it was aluminium for some reason, but I'm going to have to re-check now. But ouch on the price so far - how much of that was the burner, and how much the refractory?

Don't know mate, i do not keep tabs on how much every thing cost or have a budget doesn't work i just build the thing.

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